A philosopher who is not taking part in discussions is like a boxer who never goes into the ring.
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If people never did silly things nothing intelligent would ever get done.Ludwig Wittgenstein
Nowadays it is the fashion to emphasize the horrors of the last war. I didn't find it so horrible. There are just as horrible things happening all round us today, if only we had eyes to see them.
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Knowledge is in the end based on acknowledgement.
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Don't get involved in partial problems, but always take flight to where there is a free view over the whole single great problem, even if this view is still not a clear one.
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The common behavior of mankind is the system of reference by means of which we interpret an unknown language.
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If you do know that here is one hand, we'll grant you all the rest.
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